Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-12-15
The Presidents MESSAGE


pf fHE TARIFF.
WASHINGTON. u. G., Dec. 6.-Pre>idcn
Gle, Gland delivered his annual message 4
Congress TODAY. The following is a full
abstract
After addressing Congress in the u>u
nj formal manner the President hcgaI
hi message by calling the attention OF til,
members to the condition Of our nationa
finance which, he says, demands immcd
late and careful consideration IN,
amount of money annually cNactcd through
present Laws. from industries and nccc>>i
tic, of people largely exceeds the sum ne
cc~Sary "a meet the expenses Of the Coy
ernmcut. When we consider that the the
ory If our institutions guarantees TO every
citizen the full endowment OF all the fruit,
Of his industry and enterprise with only
such deduction A. NAV be his sharc towards
the careful and economical maintenanc,
of the government which protects him, 1t
!, plain thst the cNaction of more than thj'
j. indcfcn>ihlc cNturtion aud CUlpahie
betrayal Of American fairness and Justice
Th~ condition Of our Treasury i not al
together new. and IL ha> more than unCy
uf late been submitted 20 the people rep
Tc>CutAtitc~ in the Congress. who fouo
can appls 4 remedy. and the situation still
continues with aggregated incident more
than ever prc>aging financial CONFUSION
and Wide spread disaster. The President
here reviewed the efforts male by the
Treasury Department since l>sl. a. re
HuCr the >Urpiu~ hN the calling Ia If > per
cent bonds Cun'nuln. he >ay~
While ihe rNpcdieut thus employed ID r.
jlcyr th. people With the m,ue, ikiug tdjc
jn ihr Treasury. served tr avert immC'i-
late danger. oar surplus svunr> have con
tuucl to accumulate. the excess for thu
present year amounting on the nr~t daA ~
December a. -. - -ul. ~ and J. r>tInat-
"a ia reach the sum If SlIJ.u1 nUu. rn
tie Iutt II June next At which dale IL T.
expected Ills sum added t. prior accumn-
laiIru Viii swell the surplus IN The lr'a A.
ar, to sI4u.pn.Uuu Some legitimate
means >l4.nid bc devised 'y the t,o,rrn-
mcui to restore ia au emergency without
waste or extravaganza such money tn It.
place Among the people But Il ~Uch an
rmcr-cnc, ar>r,. there now exists M
clear ana uujru5i,d executive Fnwrr "f
relief tn tie present stat" uf legislation
The only prrt,ncr IF any existing eNc,u-
tiN, power tn rr>tnrc at this tiHr auy part
uf our surplus rr,cuur~ % the people bl
4'. expenditure. consists Iu the >tppp~tttun
that lhr Secretary uf thC Treasury msl
enter the market auh Purcht>c lhc bonds
Of the Government. not yci due. Al 4 rate
II premium IA hc cd upon / l-t Wc>-
sag then u,ut.un> various ~u -1c>tious
"lI.h have h,eu maIr fnr tie r"l,a~ of
cred fra-ttic or possible The feature "i
the Congress heretofore provides against
th, dangers which il HA~ evident ih" NJ
,iou> !u,4uua1,y and illogical source Of
unnecessary taxation. ought - hr at once
revised Aut amended The" laws. n~
their primary and plain ,hcct, r~i>a the
Ii..,. 10 consumer, Of all articles Imported
anI subject l, dniY. III precisely tnc sum
paid for such duiir,. Thus The annun'
III lLt. ,iutt measures the tax p1td bN i-o>c
y,hp purchase for use these imported af-
uclc> Mann uf tGe~r things. H""c' or.
arr raised OF manufactured 'h '1iF OWN
country. ana the duties now l,t.rd upon
foreign goods and products arg called pro-
,cctiun ID these hnnc manufacturers he-
cause .hcy render it possible f"r those ul
our people who arr Manufacturers. 10
make thc~c taxed articles and sell thrm
fora price equal Ia that demanded for the
imported goods that have paid customs
duty 50 ID happens that While compara-
tiyrIy a irw use the imported articles.
millions uf our people. who never Use and
never SAW any 81 the foreign products.
purchase and Use things 3d.! the same Kind
made in this country and pay therefore
nearly or quite the same enhanced price
which the duty adds 70 the imported arti-
rl,e Those vino buy imports pay the duty
charged thereon into the public treasury
but the great majority Of our citizens. who
hul domestic articles u The same class.
;ay 4 sum At least approximately equal I"
tLi- duty "a the home manufacturer This
rrfcrruc, to the operation of our tariff
laws J. not made by way of Instruction.
hut in order that We may bc constantly
reminded of the manner ia which they I'M
pose burden upon those who consume
domestic products a well a. those Whp
consume imported articles, and thus create
a tax upon all oar people,
Ii j. not proposed 10 entirely relieve the
country Of this taxation. l. must Dc en-
t,u-iteiy continued n the source %! the
Governments income; and IN ii rcadlu>t-
mcnt OF our tariff the interests Of Amer
can labor engaged in Manufacture >houi'i
h.. carefully considered, a. well a the
Drc~erN alton of our manufacturers. IL
may h,. called protection or by any other
name. but reliei from the hardshipS and
danger, nf our present tariff laws should
be devised with especial prccaution against
importing the existence Of our manufac-
,urjup interests But this existence should
mot mean Il condition which, without re-
aar,I to the public welfare or national
extgcncy. must alway, insure the rcaiiZa-
ti.u of immense profits instead Of mOder-
ately profitable returns A. the tOlnmt
and diversity of our national activities m
crease. new recruits are added To those
who desire a continuation of the adVan'
tage> " hich they conceive the present >y>'
TEN OF tariff taxation directly affords
them SO >tubbornly have all efforts q
reform the present condition been resisted
by those of our fellow citizens thus en-.
gaged. that they can hardly complain OF
the suspicion entertained to certain ex
tent. that there exists ali organized com
bination all along the line to maintain their
advantage.
We are in the midst of centennial cele
/ brations. and with becoming pride We re
ioice in American skill and ingenuity, il
| American energy and enterprise. anu II
/ the wonderful natural advantages and re
/ sources developed by ceniurys natona
/ growth. Yet when an attempt Is made tC
| Justify scheme which permits tax to b,
/ laid upon every consumer IN the land 1nl
/ the benefit of our manufacturers. quite be
vond a reasonable demand for govern
/ mental regard, it suits the purposes o1
9
4 industries, still needing the highest ant
greatest decree of favor aud fostern.
/ care that can he xrung from Federal leg
I islation.
/ II i, also said that the increase in th
! nric, of domestic manufactures resultin:
! from the present tariff is necessary in or
der that higher wages may be paid To on
1 workingmeL employed in manufactures
than are paid for what is called the panpe
labor of Europe. All will acknowledg
the force of an argument which involve
the welfare and liberal compensation o
our laboring people. Our labor is honor
able in the eyes of every American citizen
and as it lies at the foundation of on
development and progress. it is entitled
| without affectatioD or hypocrisy, TO the ui
I most regard The standard of our labor
ers' life should not be measured by that o
apy other country less favored, and the
are entitled to their full share of all ou
advantages.
By the last census 1t Is made to appea
that of the II .302, ,099 of our populatio
engaged in all kinds of industries 1.6l0,49
are employed in agriculture, 4,o74,23 |
professional and personal service, (2,934
$40 of whom are domestic servants an
laborers,) while l.sl0,256 are employed
trade and transportation, and 1881 ll2 al
classed as employed in manufacturing an